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Ohio University has announced its plans to move the LGBTQ Center to what the university says is ‘unused space’ at the Multicultural Center in Baker University Center. Advocates say the move makes efficient use of the limited space in Baker, while critics say the move is a transgression on space reserved for students of color. We asked our writers: do …

Student Senate tickets have their budgets regulated every step of the way, from flyers to tabling snacks. This is how Forward Ohio collected and used their budget this year. As the race for Student Senate draws to a close, so does the financial record for this year’s race. But records of campaign donations and expenditures show more than a bottom …

The Office of Sustainability’s new structure will focus on improvements to infrastructure, administration, and living conditions. The Office of Sustainability has announced changes to the implementation of the Ohio University Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. The plan ensures the fulfillment of Ohio U’s institutional commitments to environmental, social, and economic well-being, as mentioned in its mission statement. The restructuring will divide …

The Senate also discussed various initiatives that they hope to get funding for to improve graduate students’ lives at Ohio University. Graduate Student Senate approved a resolution Tuesday that will allocate money to buy, package, and donate food to the Baker Center Food Pantry, a resource used by individuals who struggle financially. According to the resolution, the Senate will put …

The group voted 8-2 to not allow protest inside the Baker Center rotunda, the location of notable past protests such as the infamous Baker 70 demonstration . An Ohio University advisory group submitted its final recommendations to Ohio U President Duane Nellis advising changes to the school’s interim freedom of expression policy on April 2. The 10 member committee largely …

The Period Project is determined to help students at Ohio U gain access to menstrual products. Now, Student Senate is helping. Senate allocates funding for ‘Take a tampon, leave a tampon’ The ‘Take a tampon, leave a tampon’ initiative received $1,850 from Student Senate to purchase 6,690 tampons to distribute among bathrooms around Ohio University to compensate for the lack …

Student Senate passed a bill proposed by Sen. Ellenore Holbrook encouraging Ohio University to hire an international lawyer to represent international students. There was one nay vote and two abstentions. If Student Legal Services were to hire an international lawyer, the fee to waive legal services would rise from 12 to 13 dollars. At the time, any international student …

Supporters of Take Back the Night rallied together for survivors of sexual assault, violence and rape Thursday by marching through the streets of Athens. Take Back the Night is a nationwide movement working towards sexual education, safety and empowerment. The movement at Ohio University, in its 38th year of existence, consists of a week-long series of events made possible through …

Ohio University Police Chief Andrew Powers asked the Athens City Prosecutor’s office to dismiss the remaining charges related to the Baker Center sit-in on Feb. 1. “Although I still believe the February 1 gathering had become unsafe and that our response was appropriate, I respect the decision of the judge,” Powers said in a press release. Athens Municipal Court Judge …

Stephen McNulty did not start the week with a plan to protest. But on Friday afternoon, he and 100 other concerned citizens marched from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine through Baker University Center, down Court Street and ended on College Green. The march was in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, which has since been temporarily stopped. McNulty, …

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect a correction. A previous version stated police asked protesters to relocate. That is incorrect, and we apologize for the error. A group of protesters walked from the United Campus Ministry to Baker Center on singing to show support for the students who were arrested during Wednesday’s sit-in. Assistant professor of women’s …

The presidential election has officially come to a close.The votes are in, and Donald J. Trump is officially the next president of the United States. Both excitement and unrest fill the hearts of Americans as the transition of power to our new president-elect is officially underway. Although Election Day is officially over, I would express admiration for how Ohio University …

Dozens of students were turned away from the Baker University Center polling place during Tuesday’s election because it wasn’t where they were supposed to vote. For some students, that was okay; nothing was going to stop them from voting. Others said if voting became too much of a hassle, they weren’t even going to try. Poll workers gave students the …

ResponsibleOhio, the group behind the marijuana legalization bill on the ballot this November, stopped in front of Baker Center on Thursday to gain support for its cause as part of its Green Rush Bus Tour. For the first time for those on the tour, protesters came along with them. ResponsibleOhio is working to convince people to vote yes on Issue …

Around 120 students kept Baker University Center open for all of Monday night as they protested the Michael Brown verdict and racism at Ohio University with a sit-in. The protest, the name bouncing between #OccupyBaker and #OccupyBakerOU, planned to go on with or without police interference after the building closed at midnight, but it was ultimately kept open, with no …

A small crowd gathered inside Baker University Center on Thursday evening to hear women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke present the keystone address for Empowered Women’s Week activities. In her address, Fluke spoke openly on what she deemed as the importance of advocating for women’s reproductive rights. She described how individual silence can lead to the promulgation of rape culture, and …

Ohio University Student Senate discussed the creation of an interfaith worship room and revised the eligibility and selection process for various awards Wednesday in Senate’s last meeting before spring break. Sophomore Academic Affairs Vice Commissioner and South Green Senator Ben Mathes led talks that aimed to find appropriate room on campus for students to worship regardless of religion. Multiple senators …

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